Across
- 3. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
- 4. the literary element that conveys the emotional atmosphere of a story.
- 5. the general character or attitude of a piece of writing.
- 8. a comparison between two things---typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- 9. the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
- 10. a unit of meaning that cannot stand alone but is used to form a family of words with related meanings.
- 12. an affix attached at the end of a base word that changes the meaning and the function of the word.
- 13. a systematic plan of future action.
Down
- 1. information from the immediate and surrounding text that helps identify a word.
- 2. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- 6. identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words--often at the ends of lines of poetry.
- 7. language.
- 11. the basic rhythmic structure of poetry.